From: "Blackwell, Lisa" <BlackweL@chi.osu.edu>
Subject: RE: Price projections for 2004 -- Kim Maxwell
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 11:37:45 -0500

OK, I surrender! I might actually be guilty of spreading a false rumor.
I was just trying to give folks a lead based on a similar discussion I
had seen this week on MEDLIB.
I didn't see it in the article. It was mentioned on MEDLIB and might not
have any basis in fact. Here is the contact info for the person who
originally posted the inquiry on MEDLIB (and who might have received
more information on the supposed percentage.)

Cheri Smith
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Baltimore
chesmith@jhmi.edu <mailto:chesmith@jhmi.edu>

Sorry if I confused people!
Lisa

         -----Original Message-----
         Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 10:58:51 -0500
         From: Kim Maxwell <kmaxwell@MIT.EDU>
         Subject: Re: Price projections for 2004 -- Lisa Blackwell

         Lisa,

         Where in this article do you see a projection of 15%?  I don't see
it
         anywhere...

         In terms of the "who's going to buy Faxon" situation, I do think
this
         article is now somewhat dated.  It mentions the "planned sessions"
to
         discuss the situation at the MidWinter meeting in late January, and
has no
         up to date information on EBSCO's plans to buy Faxon (and the fact
that
         SwetsBlackwell pulled out of those negotiations weeks ago).  If
you're
         looking for more up to date information, see
         http://www-us.ebsco.com/home/whatsnew/press.asp.  This has nothing
to do
         with price projections, but does have the most recent information
I've
         seen on EBSCO buying Faxon.  I haven't seen anything yet on price
         projections
         for 2004.

         Kim Maxwell
         Serials Acquisitions Librarian
         Massachusetts Institute of Technology
         MIT Libraries, Room 14E-210
         77 Massachusetts Ave.
         Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
         phone: 1-617-253-7028
         fax:   1-617-253-2464
         email: kmaxwell@mit.edu

         At 10:32 AM 2/20/2003 -0500, you wrote:
          >From: "Blackwell, Lisa" <BlackweL@chi.osu.edu>
          >Subject: RE: Price projections for 2004 -- Rachel Frick
          >Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 09:49:28 -0500
          >
          >
          >Rachel,
          >This topic was discussed on another list this week. The
projections seem
          >to be saying 15% increase due to the Faxon fallout.
          >Here's a link to some info:
          >
          >http://www.infotoday.com/it/feb03/hane1.htm
          ><http://www.infotoday.com/it/feb03/hane1.htm>
          >
          >Lisa S. Blackwell, MLS
          >Assistant Librarian
          >Children's Hospital Library
          >700 Children's Drive
          >Columbus, Ohio 43205
          >Phone: 614-722-3206
          >Fax: 614-722-3205
          >blackwel@chi.osu.edu <mailto:blackwel@chi.osu.edu>
          >
          >
          >          -----Original Message-----
          >
          >          Sent:   Thursday, February 20, 2003 9:18 AM
          >          Subject:        Price projections for 2004 -- Rachel
Frick
          >          From: "Frick, Rachel" <rfrick@richmond.edu>
          >          Subject: Price projections for 2004
          >          Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 09:11:01 -0500
          >
          >
          >          Hello!
          >          I know it is early in the year, but I have been asked
about
         price
          >          projections for serials for 2004.
          >          Has anyone heard any figures? Will the RoweCom
situation
         influence
          >          inflation factors? Advice? Opinions?
          >
          >          Thanks,
          >          Rachel L. Frick, MLS
          >          Head, Bibliographic Access Services
          >          Boatwright Memorial Library
          >          28 Westhampton Way
          >          University of Richmond, VA 23173
          >          Phone: 804-289-8942
          >          Fax: 804-287-1840
          >          Email: rfrick@richmond.edu
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